The Inertia of Mass and the Newtonian Force
In this paper a relation between inertia of mass and force is presented. In educational contexts, the inertia is generally associated with momentum and energy. However, a direct connection between inertia and force can be also verified in a simple instance of collision. The description of this situa...
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| Formato: | article |
| Idioma: | eng |
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2021
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| Texto completo: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-11172021000100703 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Oai: | oai:scielo:S1806-11172021000100703 |
| Resumo: | In this paper a relation between inertia of mass and force is presented. In educational contexts, the inertia is generally associated with momentum and energy. However, a direct connection between inertia and force can be also verified in a simple instance of collision. The description of this situation, from the action-reaction pair forces perspective, enlarges the meaning of inertia and highlights the coherence of Newtonian mechanics and the interrelation between concepts and their three laws. |
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